Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 495 Alchemy

Inside the cave.

The True Lord Xuanlei, who controlled the Five Thunders, sighed softly: "Throughout history, True Lords who have attained enlightenment have always needed an honorific title to proclaim it to Heaven and Earth..."

"Should I now be addressed as 'Nine Snows Thunder-Controlling True Lord' or 'Mysterious Thunder Bandit-Slaying True Lord'?"

In an instant, the lightning dissipated, and Fang Qing returned to being an ordinary cultivator at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm: "Hehe... My essence is still borrowing power, so there's no need for such fancy tricks and making such a fuss..."

He has not attained the [Mysterious Thunder] Gold Rank. If he "abandons" the "Initiation" of the Dao-Born Pearl, he will still be at the Purple Mansion Realm!

Since he is not a true lord, there is no need to dwell on any title!

Even so, with a single thought, I can transform into a True Monarch of the [Mysterious Thunder] realm… This is considered top-tier even among those in the early stages of the Golden Core realm, not to mention that [Mysterious Thunder] excels in killing… Its destructive power is almost comparable to that of the Great Sun Dao lineage…

"Moreover... [Mysterious Thunder] seems to have another ability: it can dissolve Yin and Yang!"

Now possessing the Golden Core cultivation of the [Mysterious Thunder] path, Fang Qing's understanding of [Mysterious Thunder] has deepened, and he has discovered its profound mysteries.

"Thunder represents Yin and Yang... Therefore, [Mysterious Thunder] is the pivot of Yin and Yang, adept at resolving Yin and Yang imbalances..."

In other words, if the spell cast by the Taiyin Dao lineage is nine yin and one yang, then [Xuan Lei] can adjust the yin-yang ratio and transform it into yang thunder of nine yang and one yin to resist. If it is seven yin and three yang, then it can be dissolved by three yin and seven yang, transforming into the Da Ri Dao lineage. That is, if the opponent is nine yang and one yin, then it can be dissolved by yin thunder of nine yin and one yang.

"If we consider Yin and Yang as Tai Chi, then thunder is the 'line' that separates the two... This positioning is truly incredibly subtle..."

Fang Qing vaguely understood why the [Mysterious Thunder] Golden Position was sealed into the 'Primordial Heaven' by the Great Sun [Yearly Steward].

It is precisely because it restrains Yin and Yang that it does not wish to be born!

"Of course, the Great Sun [Yearly Steward] could also be weakened by nurturing the [Mysterious Thunder] master's Golden Core and then killing him. But why choose to keep this method unused, sealing him within a grotto-heaven, preserving his primordial thunderous power...? Why is that?"

He knew that the Great Sun [Duty Officer] had reached its later stages and was already subtly beyond the [Duty Officer] level. Although he was half-mad, his actions must have some profound meaning.

Perhaps... He saw into the distant future and left behind a crucial contingency plan to restrain the Great Sun Tathagata and the Moon [Yearly Ruler]...

After all, in terms of cultivation level, this half-mad Great Sun [Duty Officer] is slightly superior to the other [Duty Officers]!

"But I don't want to be a pawn..." Using [Mysterious Thunder] to fight against 'Great Sun Tathagata' and Taiyin head-on is not a good thing... Besides, even if Taiyin is one thing, she has at least targeted me before. If I achieve success in my cultivation in the future, I can destroy her without hesitation...

But the Great Sun Buddha has not yet shown any hostility; to rashly become hostile would be repaying kindness with enmity.

Fang Qing shook his head: "It's better to run away... Of course, according to the Dao of Qi, it means abandoning one's position and seeking the Dao beyond the heavens."

Of course, now we know without even trying that if he were to run away from the outer heavens, he would definitely take the [Mysterious Thunder] Gold Position with him.

However, the world of Fuqi Dao has been without thunder for so many years, it has long since adapted...

Let's leave it at that for now. It's just a temporary loan anyway. He'll definitely return it when he no longer needs this position.

Thinking about it this way, Fang Qing actually felt that he was a really good person!

"Of course, it's not easy to escape to the outer heavens." Although Fang Qing had been to the outer heavens, he went there in the form of Sangji.

In terms of distance, it would only take about three steps for my own true self to go to the outer heavens.

The first step is to return from the cave to the world of Qi cultivation.

The second step is to enter the Great Void of Qi Absorption.

The third step: Head to the heavens!

Fang Qing's true form is still in the Primordial Heaven, so if he wants to go to the outer heavens, the first step is to leave the cave and return to the world of Qi cultivation!

This step alone is extremely dangerous.

Who knows how many powerful figures are waiting to seize him while he's away and refine him in an instant...

"So, we need to find the right opportunity... and preferably, find an excuse so that I won't be targeted the moment I show my face..."

As for what happens after he goes to the outer heavens? That's actually the easiest thing to solve. Anyway, he's guaranteed to reach the [Mysterious Thunder] Gold rank. And with so many disciples serving as guiding lights, no matter how long or far Fang Qing goes, he'll always find his way back.

"Hmm...just in case...we should deploy a few more disciples, lest we be wiped out in one fell swoop and truly lose our way."

However, with his current strength as a Golden Core True Monarch, he felt that even if all his disciples died, the Dao Life Pearl still recorded the coordinates of the Dao of Qi Absorption, so it shouldn't have fallen to such a state.

a few days later.

A streak of light landed on Blood Fiend Island, and it was Zhan Hongxiu, who had a hint of sorrow in her eyes.

As the leader of the Myriad Stars Alliance, she understands the changes in the cultivation world of the East Sea far better than anyone else.

Recently, there have been no more tribulations for Core Formation and Nascent Soul... Elder Turtle even said that this is a great thing, and that she might not have to undergo the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation when she achieves Nascent Soul in the future!

However, what followed was the general decline of thunder magic cultivators... Such changes in heaven and earth, as well as the changes on Blood Fiend Island back then, still made this leader of the Myriad Stars Alliance prepare to pay a visit to the Nascent Soul Venerable and ask for guidance.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Zhan."

Upon seeing Zhan Hongxiu's disappearing light, Master Tian Sha politely said, "Young Master is currently in seclusion refining pills. He should emerge from seclusion in the next few days. If you are in a hurry, you can wait for him nearby for a few days."

"Senior is refining pills? And he didn't even use the Sea Eye?" Zhan Hongxiu naturally knew that the island master Fang's skill in water-based pill refining was probably unparalleled throughout history.

The reason the other party was able to reach the Nascent Soul stage back then was because they had refined the Nascent Soul Elixir! "Oh? I have always admired your alchemy skills, senior. I must observe you closely this time. Even if I can only learn a fraction of what you have, it will be enough to benefit me for a lifetime."

She arrived outside a cave dwelling and, instead of sensing much moisture, felt a surge of high temperature rising up. Her expression changed slightly: "Fire magic? I didn't expect you to be so skilled in fire magic alchemy."

Zhan Hongxiu sat cross-legged for several hours. Then, she saw a bolt of lightning gather in the sky and fall into the alchemy room, making her even more astonished: "Lightning?!"

"As expected... this thunderous change is related to this Venerable One, but before she could react, she smelled a rich fragrance of elixir and saw misty water covering the entire Blood Fiend Island."

Zhan Hongxiu was momentarily stunned, and then forgot all about the past.

When he came to his senses again, he had already transformed into a divine ray, roaming the five lakes and four seas.

This is a strange world called "Heavenly Water Realm," where thousands of aquatic spirit beasts swim freely. The divine ray has bright red fins and spends its days either feasting or flying, breathing in the sunlight, and chasing after spiritual clouds, living a very happy life.

The world is vast, and countless hundreds or thousands of years have passed.

Until one day, a black tortoise suddenly comprehended the mystery, and then cultivated a trace of true qi, becoming a demon cultivator!

It transformed into the image of an old man in black robes, sitting cross-legged on a crimson coral reef, its profound voice resounding throughout the surrounding sea: "We living beings, if we wish to gain wisdom, must first seek the Dao... As wisdom gradually arises, we can refine our Qi and cultivate immortality..."

Countless aquatic creatures listened attentively to the old tortoise's sermon, including a seashell, a tiger, and a red carp ray.

They are born with intelligence, and after entering the path of cultivation, they progress by leaps and bounds.

In just ten short years, he cultivated himself into human form, and after another thousand years, he finally attained immortality!

From then on, the "Four Ancestors of Narcissus" came into being in the Tianshui Realm, each of them a true immortal with longevity equal to heaven and great supernatural powers.

They traveled the world, preaching and taking on disciples, bringing glory to their family, and living a carefree life, playing music and dancing, enjoying themselves immensely.

The Crimson Carp Divine Ray transformed into a female cultivator, who was revered as the "Red Cloud Dao Ancestor." Although she still respected the old tortoise as her master, her cultivation level surpassed his, and she gradually earned the title of the number one immortal in the Heavenly Water Realm.

Although sometimes she would feel a little dazed, thinking that she wanted to go and see the outer world, every time she went, she was forced back by great terror.

Gradually, he let go of his inner turmoil and took pleasure in training disciples. In the end, he trained eighteen immortals, known as the "Eighteen True Immortals of the Red Cloud Dao Court".

On this day, which was the ten-thousandth birthday of the Xuantian Ancestor, the Dao Ancestors and immortals of the four Dao Courts gathered together. In the Jade Palace, auspicious clouds stretched and the heavens and earth shone together. Many immortals gathered, truly a scene of ten thousand immortals paying homage.

"The calamity has arrived, the calamity has arrived..."

Unexpectedly, halfway through the banquet, Xuan Tian Dao Zu suddenly burst into tears; "Master Xuan Tian, ​​why are you crying?"

The Bright Moon Dao Ancestor beside him raised his cup and said, "We have already attained the Great Primordial Dao of Limitless Heaven and Earth, which is indestructible through countless eons. Even if another calamity of gods and immortals were to occur in the world, it would only affect our disciples... What calamity could there be?"

Although the Dao Ancestor Xuantian's Dao power was inferior to that of his disciples, he was the foremost cultivator in the world and possessed the ability to foresee the future. He said, "Before, my understanding of the Dao was like that of a frog at the bottom of a well... Now, it is like a fish floating on the water seeing the blue sky..."

Just then, outside the Heavenly Water Realm, a giant hand wreathed in lightning suddenly appeared!

Before the giant hand even arrived, the immortals cried out in agony and transformed into streaks of light.

A thousand spells and myriad supernatural powers have all come to naught.

Hongyun Daozu was burning with anxiety. He then saw Mingyue Daozu beside him give a bitter smile and transform into a bright pearl. Together with half a tortoise shell and a tiger tooth, they seemed to become medicine in a furnace. Various ingredients were formed, and the radiant light of the myriad immortals disappeared into these four great medicines, like a trace of essence...

In the end, the entire 'Heavenly Water Realm' was transformed into a single pill, which was then grasped in the hand of that thunderous giant hand.

"It's done!"

A faint voice rang out, yet it sounded like thunder.

Zhan Hongxiu convulsed and woke up to find the pill room wide open, with Fang Qing walking out, holding a large pill in his hands.

This pill is the size of a pigeon egg, and its entire body is surrounded by a layer of misty water light. Inside, there seem to be strange scenes such as a roc soaring, a black tortoise crouching, and a bright pearl shining.

"Senior...this is..." Zhan Hongxiu asked, looking confused.

Swish!

Beside her, two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators appeared, none other than Mingyue and Tiansha Shangren, who stared at the pill in Fang Qing's hand with equally incredulous expressions...